declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message
first challenge; first try
to yell out loud; to shout loudly; to cry aloud; to scream loudly
relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
(sudden) complete reversal (of plot); unexpected twist (at end of story)
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy
bargaining ability; bargaining power; ability to negotiate
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for)
as; because; with; due to
greater than ...; bigger ...
fruition; fructification; bearing fruit; bearing fruit (of efforts, plans, etc.); coming to fruition; yielding success
(apportioning) in small amounts
cooking; food preparation
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
to force open; to push open
large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive
bottomless; endlessly deep; infinite
desire to tease; desire to cause mischief
to mishear; to hear wrongly; to misunderstand
to disappear; to vanish; to bolt; to go into hiding
movie director; film director
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
foresight; foreknowledge; divination